Manhattan had already won three in a row (a stretch where they outscored their opponents by an average of 6.7 runs), and they went ahead and made it four on Wednesday. They sure made it a nail-biter, but they managed to escape with a 4-3 win over the Great Bend Panthers. That result was just more of the same for these two, as Manhattan also won the last time the pair played back in May of 2023.
For Great Bend's part, Ian Premer was cooking despite his team's loss, going 1-for-3 with a home run. Daxton Minton was another key contributor, scoring a run and stealing two bases while going 2-for-3.
Manhattan has been performing incredibly well recently as they've won seven of their last eight matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 9-2 record this season. As for Great Bend, their loss ended a four-game streak of away wins and brought them to 18-7.
Manhattan will have a chance to go back-to-back against Great Bend: the pair will be back at it again later today.
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